Chicken-waterer.



P. BERNARD.

.CHICKEN WATERER;

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, I916- Lfil 1,05%. Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

ATTORNEY P. BERNARD.

CHICKEN WATERER.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 19l6.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

20 iii 1 If 1 f WWESSES 7/ 7 F/Zdipl? rruard/ 'NVENToR Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern -VBe it known that I, PHILIP BERNARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of VVoodbury and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Chicken-Waterer, of which the following is a specification.

The. presentinvention relates to an improved chicken waterer of the portable type. An object of this invention is to provide a device of this character, which will automaticallyfeed the water to the chickens, will time; and to provide a construction wherein the water receptacle and its base or heater maybe separated, and wherein each is provided with a bail to permit the carrying of the same independently of the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which may be easily and quickly filled without the use of a funnel, or other filling device, and simply by dumping or pouring the water directly into the upper free end of the receptacle when open.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be brought out in the .following specific disclosure of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a complete chicken waterer constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged section, taken through the base ofthe waterer at right angles to the showing in'Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the water receptacle and its trough removed from the base, the view being on a reduced scale. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the base showing the bail thereof raised for carrying the base independently of the receptacle, the scale of this figure being the same as Fig. 4.

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designated by similar numerals of fSpecification of Letters Patent;

, Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Application filed April 29, 1916. Serial No. 94,436.

reference throughout the several views, 10 designates the base or lower section of the device. This base is in the form of a cylinder having a bottom 11 closing its lower end and provided a short distance above the bottom-with an inwardly pressed head 12 adapted to support a second or false bottom 13, which is soldered in place. Between the bottoms l1 and 13 there is provided an oil receptacle into which projects a wick let which extends downwardly from a suitable lamp 15 carried upon the intermediate por tionof the false bottom 18. The false bottom 13 is provided with an upwardly extending nipple 16 closed by a cap or the like, and by means of which the oil is adapted to be introduced for filling the oil space.

The base section, as shown to advantage in Fig. 8, is open, free and unobstructed at its upper end. The base section is preferably formed from sheet metal, and the upper edge thereof is shown as being rolled outwardly about a reinforcing wire in the usual manner. The base section 10 is also provided near its upper and lower ends with openings 17 in the sides thereof to permit the freecirculation of air upwardly through the same. In order to easily carry the base section 10, a bail 18 is provided. The bail is placed within the section and has its hooked ends 19 passed outwardly through the opposite sides of the same and overturned in the usual manner, so as to hingedly support the bail. The bail 18 is also relatively long, so that. when the bail is swung down into the base section, it strikes the false bottom 13 and rests thereon at one side of the lamp or burner 15. The hooked ends 19 are offset in this manner for the purpose of permitting the ready raising and lowering of the relatively long bail 15.

The upper section'or receptacle of this invention is adapted to fit down into the upper open end of the base section 10, and to rest upon the upper edge of the latter. This receptacle comprises a pan 20, the peripheral wall of which fits snugly into the upper open end of the base section 1.0, and is provided with an outstanding, annular flange 21 at its upper edge, which flange is of suflicient widthto extend outwardly over the upper edge of the base section 10, and has its outer edge rolled downwardly to provide a lip 22 for engagement upon the beaded upper end of-the base section. It willbe noted that the flange 21 is pressed inwardly at its inner edge to form a rounded upper edge on the wall of the pan.

The pan 2O has secured thereto, and as a part thereof, an upstanding outer cylinder- 23, which comprises part of the water receptacle. This cylinder 23 is of less diameterthan' the pan '20, is flanged 'at its lower these openings2 l' may be provided, although but one is shown in the present instance.

The outer cylinder 23,"as shown in Fig. 2,

is of uniform diameter throughout, and has an upper open free end. The upper edge of thesheet metal, from which the cylinder 23 is formed, is preferably rolled over outwardly to provide a bead on said upper edge. The upper receptacle also comprises aninner cylinder 26, which isof slightly less diameter than that of thecylinder 23 and is adapted to telescope down into the latter. The lower end of the cylinder 26 is" open and uninterrupted, being provided with no bead, or the like. 'The upper end of the inner cylinder 26 is providedwith a permanent top 27 in the form of a disk of sheet metal, which has its marginal edge turned downwardly and inwardly about an outstanding annular flange formed upon the upper end of the innercylinder 26. This outstanding flange is relativelywide so that it sta nds out from the cylinder 26, and provides a sealing and supporting flange 28 which projects annularly over the upper edge of the outer cylinder .23. Thus, the inner cylinder is' supported from dropping down too far within the outer cylinder 23,

shoulder.

The permanent top 27 is provided with a strap handle 29 secured across the central portion thereof, and which is adapted to be grasped for the purpose of lifting the inner cylinder 26 out of the outer cylinder 23. An airvent 30 is formedin the top 27 and is normally closed'by a plug 31. By'removing the plug 31, the inner cylinder 26 may be" easily raised and lowered for opening and closing the receptacle.

-The pan'20 is designed to fit tightly within the base 10, so that when thereceptacle is lifted, the base 10 may be lifted therewi'thl; However, by overcoming the frictional engagement between the pan 20 of the upper section and the base section 10, the upper receptaclemay be lifted fromthe base-section and may be carried and used independently thereof,wvhen it is not desired to heat the water within the receptacle.

This'isshown in Fig. 4. To permit'the easy carryingof theupper receptacle, theouter cylinder 23lisprovided near its upper end, 7

against the outer face of the cylinder-23.

A' bail" 33 has its opposite ends looped through the apertures in the ears 32 to I andat. diametrically opposed. points, with a 3 pair of ears 32 riveted orotherwise secured hingedly connect the bail 33 to the ears.

The bail 33 is of sufficient length to admit of its being swung down into'the' position shown in Fig.1 against the side of thereceptacle. It willrbef noted fron1 Fig.2-that V the bail 18 of the base sectionlOf-hasits hooked ends 19 secured through; thesides of the base at a point spaced below. the pan-20 soas not tointerferei with the positioning and removal of the upper receptacle.

To fill the upperreceptacle, the plug 25 is forced into the opening 24: to close it. The plug 31 isremoved from the inner cylinder to admit air through the vent-3Q.

The rigid handle 29 isgrasped and-drawn upwardly to lift the inner cylinder--26 out";

of the cylinder 23. 'lVater isnoW poured, pumped, or in any other manner introduced into the upper end'ofthei'cylinder .23 to fill the same to the desired'height. With the plug 31 still removed, the inner cyline der 26 is telescoped 'into ithe. cylinder".:23 and forced downwardly therein until the supporting shoulder 28 ofthe inner cylinder seats upon the upper edge of the outer cylinder.

to permit water to flow through the opening 23 into thetrough formed between the wall of the pan 20 and the :outer cylinder 23. The water rises in the pan until the at; mospheric pressure against the surface of The plug-31 is now screwedinto place. The plug 25 may now be'removed the exposed water is suflicient to'retain the column of water in the receptacle. 'In'the usual manner, the water. is automatically fed to the trough from time to time .asit i is used, the water remaining substantially at the same height in thetrough. V c

Whenit is desired to carry the receptacle a distance to fill the same with water, is

not necessary to carry the basesection 10 thereof, as the upper receptacle may-be lifted upwardly from the'base and carried independently of the same by means 1 of the bail 33. When it is not desired to'carry the entire device from one place to'another the two sections may be separated by lifting .the

upper receptacle with its'pan 20 out of the top ofthe base 10. The bail 18 maybe swung upwardly o-ut ofthe'base"lOand grasped for carrying the base inone hand, while'the' bail 33 maybe grasped the other hand-to carry-the upper receptacle.

In this manner the weight of the device'may be distributed at opposite sides of the per-" son carryingthe waterer, and the device may thus be divided into sections which are 1 30 easily handled. WVhen it is not desired to heat the water, the base section 10, may, of course, be stored away, as the receptacle is provided with the trough as a part thereof, and has a fiat bottom to support the receptacle upon the ground.

From Fig. 2, it will be noted that the inner cylinder 26 terminates in a plane above the opening 24, so that the inner cylinder 26 may be turned into any desired position within the outer cylinder 23. This arrangement admits of the quick and easy removal and replacement of the inner cylinder 26, for no care need be exercised, and no time need be lost in securing an exact and predetermined adjustment of the cylinders 23 and 26 before the same may be telescoped one into the other.

What is claimed is 2- 1. A chicken waterer comprising a cylindrical base section having a closed bottom and an open upper end, a false bottom spaced from and located above the bottom of the section and providing an oil space between the two bottoms, a lamp supported upon the false bottom and a bail hinged to the walls of the base section within the latter and adapted to be swung upwardly out of the open upper end of the base section for carrying the same, or swung downwardly so as to rest upon the false bottom in spaced relation to and away from the lamp.

2. A chicken waterer comprising a cylindrical base section open at its upper end, a heating element in the base section, an upper section detachably fitting upon the upper end of the base section and adapted to contain water, a bail mounted on the upper section for carrying the latter and for carrying the two sections when in assembled relation, and a second bail hinged to being adapted to be swung upwardly out of the base section for carrying the same when the sections are separated.

3. r In a chicken waterer, a pan, a cylinder carried in the pan and being of less diameter than the same to provide an annular trough about the cylinder, said cylinder having an open top and having a relatively small lateral opening below the upper edge of the pan, .a second cylinder telescoping into the top of the first cylinder and having an annular supporting and sealing flange at its upper end and having a permanent top closing the upper end of the second cylinder, a handle on the permanent top for withdrawing the'second cylinder to permit the filling of the first cylinder and for replacing the second cylinder, and a regulatable air vent in said permanent top to permit the passage of air into and from the second cylinder upon the positioning and removal of the same. i

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP BERNARD.

Witnesses v MABEL AUNE, ESTHER ANDERSON.

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